PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Milovan Cirkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Judah Krizbaduhl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cirkovic comes into the arena with Five Finger Death Punch - "Lift Me Up" blaring out of the sound system. Judah Krizbaduhl is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Cirkovic
vs
Krizbaduhl

193 cm
23
213 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
23
203 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

World class MT
Granite chin

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Milovan Cirkovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Judah Krizbaduhl!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krizbaduhl misses with a leg kick
and Cirkovic counters with a straight right hand.
Cirkovic misses with a body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Krizbaduhl.
Cirkovic checks the leg kick.
Krizbaduhl lands a nice shot to the body.
Cirkovic throws a leg kick that misses.
Cirkovic throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A slapping leg kick lands for Krizbaduhl.
Cirkovic bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cirkovic fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Krizbaduhl is out of range.
Krizbaduhl checks a low kick from Cirkovic.
Krizbaduhl wants to slow Cirkovic down by chopping away at his legs.
Cirkovic fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Krizbaduhl checks it well.
Krizbaduhl connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krizbaduhl thows a leg kick but Cirkovic checks it
and Cirkovic counters with a right hand to the body.
Krizbaduhl throws a leg kick but Cirkovic moved away.
Judah Krizbaduhl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krizbaduhl throws a nice inside leg kick.
Krizbaduhl scores with a jab to the body.
Krizbaduhl lands with a hook. Cirkovic tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirkovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krizbaduhl manages to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Cirkovic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Krizbaduhl misses with a head kick.
Krizbaduhl tried to score with a low kick but Cirkovic checks it.
Krizbaduhl does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A telegraphed right hand from Cirkovic misses the target.
Krizbaduhl lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Krizbaduhl throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cirkovic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Krizbaduhl misses with an attempted mid kick.
Krizbaduhl takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cirkovic avoids a kick to the body.
Krizbaduhl has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cirkovic.
Krizbaduhl finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Krizbaduhl feints and then cracks Cirkovic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cirkovic down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cirkovic catches Krizbaduhl with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cirkovic takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Cirkovic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Krizbaduhl stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cirkovic.
Krizbaduhl lands a leg kick that knocks Cirkovic off balance momentarily.
Krizbaduhl wants to slow Cirkovic down by chopping away at his legs.
Cirkovic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Krizbaduhl throws a low kick but Cirkovic moves out of range easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Krizbaduhl.
Krizbaduhl throws a leg kick which misses Cirkovic's front leg but catches the back leg as Cirkovic tries to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic misses with a low kick.
Krizbaduhl misses with a leg kick
and Cirkovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cirkovic misses the jab.
Krizbaduhl lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cirkovic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Krizbaduhl. Krizbaduhl obviously looking to wear him down.
Cirkovic with a nice cross.
Cirkovic is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Krizbaduhl swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cirkovic throws a sloppy head kick and Krizbaduhl moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krizbaduhl rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cirkovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Krizbaduhl feints and then cracks Cirkovic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cirkovic down.
Cirkovic checks a leg kick.
Cirkovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cirkovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Krizbaduhl does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Krizbaduhl throws a chopping leg kick but Cirkovic manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Krizbaduhl just misses with a punch to the body.
Krizbaduhl is looking to chop away at Cirkovic's legs.
Krizbaduhl misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Krizbaduhl connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Krizbaduhl tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Krizbaduhl throws a sloppy head kick and Cirkovic moves out of range easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cirkovic.
Cirkovic throws a body punch but Krizbaduhl moves out of range.
Krizbaduhl throws a leg kick
and Cirkovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Cirkovic has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krizbaduhl tries a low kick but Cirkovic avoids it.
Krizbaduhl lands with a kick to the temple. Cirkovic shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krizbaduhl tries to score with a low kick but Cirkovic moves his leg out of the way.
Krizbaduhl ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Krizbaduhl lands with a right hand.
Cirkovic wants to slow Krizbaduhl down by chopping away at his legs.
A jab from Cirkovic finds it's way through Krizbaduhl's defenses.
Cirkovic throws a leg kick but Krizbaduhl sees it coming and moves out of range.
Krizbaduhl buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Krizbaduhl.
Krizbaduhl lands a slapping body shot.
Cirkovic avoids the head kick by Krizbaduhl.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krizbaduhl lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Krizbaduhl is looking to chop away at Cirkovic's legs.
Cirkovic staying out of range there.
Krizbaduhl lands an overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Judah Krizbaduhl dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Krizbaduhl throws a head kick but Cirkovic moves out of range.
Krizbaduhl is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Krizbaduhl. That one must have hurt.
Good work by Krizbaduhl as he checks the leg kick.

Cirkovic clinches up against the ropes.
Krizbaduhl blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cirkovic.
Krizbaduhl looking to stall.
Krizbaduhl on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cirkovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Krizbaduhl escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Krizbaduhl looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Judah Krizbaduhl seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Krizbaduhl avoids the body shot from Cirkovic.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirkovic takes a swing at Krizbaduhl's ribcage but misses.
Krizbaduhl tries a low kick but Cirkovic avoids it.
Cirkovic throws a leg kick that misses.
Krizbaduhl is looking to slow Cirkovic down with leg kicks.
Krizbaduhl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic throws out a loose jab but Krizbaduhl uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cirkovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krizbaduhl.
Krizbaduhl lands a lovely overhand right.
Krizbaduhl scores with a head kick.
Cirkovic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cirkovic. That's going to slow Krizbaduhl down.
Judah Krizbaduhl is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice jab there from Krizbaduhl.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cirkovic throws a front kick aimed at Krizbaduhl's knee but Krizbaduhl avoids it well.
Cirkovic moves out of range as Krizbaduhl strikes.
Cirkovic checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Krizbaduhl misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krizbaduhl throws a half hearted mid kick.
Krizbaduhl walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cirkovic checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Krizbaduhl blocks a head kick by Cirkovic.
Krizbaduhl thuds his shin into the meat of Cirkovic's side.
Krizbaduhl throws a sloppy head kick and Cirkovic moves out of range easily.
A clash of legs there as Cirkovic blocks the low kick.
Cirkovic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Krizbaduhl tries to land a body kick

and Cirkovic counters by moving into the clinch.
Krizbaduhl blocking some punches.
Cirkovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Cirkovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Krizbaduhl prevents a body shot from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Krizbaduhl controls his hands.
Krizbaduhl wants to break free but Cirkovic has control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Krizbaduhl pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cirkovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Krizbaduhl fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cirkovic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Krizbaduhl cracks the inside of Cirkovic's front leg.
Krizbaduhl misses with a kick to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Krizbaduhl lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cirkovic has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cirkovic and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Krizbaduhl throws a head kick that misses.
Krizbaduhl pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cirkovic is out of range and Krizbaduhl settles back down.
A lazy body kick from Krizbaduhl
and Cirkovic counters with a leg kick.
Cirkovic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Krizbaduhl tries a low kick but Cirkovic avoids it.
Krizbaduhl looks to score with a jab to the body but Cirkovic is just out of range.
That kick from Krizbaduhl tenderised Cirkovic's leg. Cirkovic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Krizbaduhl throws a low kick, looking for Cirkovic's leg but Cirkovic calmly moves out of range.
Cirkovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Krizbaduhl circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krizbaduhl throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cirkovic attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Krizbaduhl scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from Krizbaduhl misses

and Cirkovic counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cirkovic.
Krizbaduhl blocking some punches.
Cirkovic with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cirkovic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cirkovic tries to work over Krizbaduhl's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cirkovic crunches a lovely knee into Krizbaduhl's ribcage.
Cirkovic lands a nice uppercut.
Krizbaduhl avoiding damage as Cirkovic throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Judah Krizbaduhl showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Krizbaduhl lands with a nice combination. Cirkovic backs away looking to recover.
Krizbaduhl uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Krizbaduhl. Krizbaduhl obviously looking to wear him down.
Krizbaduhl looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Krizbaduhl stalks Cirkovic and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cirkovic's face. Cirkovic staggers backwards, shaken.
Krizbaduhl thows a leg kick but Cirkovic checks it
and Cirkovic counters with a nice low kick that buckles Krizbaduhl's knee momentarily.
Krizbaduhl scores with a shot to the body.
Krizbaduhl misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cirkovic thuds his right hand into Krizbaduhl's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Krizbaduhl attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Krizbaduhl shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cirkovic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krizbaduhl tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Krizbaduhl misses with a two punch combination.
Krizbaduhl keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cirkovic. That's going to slow Krizbaduhl down.
Cirkovic tries to clinch but Krizbaduhl moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirkovic moves out of range of the leg kick from Krizbaduhl.
Krizbaduhl is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cirkovic rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice straight punches there by Krizbaduhl. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Krizbaduhl.
Cirkovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cirkovic checks the leg kick.
Krizbaduhl misses with a lunging right hand

and Cirkovic counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cirkovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cirkovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Krizbaduhl.
Cirkovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Krizbaduhl avoids the damage to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Cirkovic.
Cirkovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cirkovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Krizbaduhl has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cirkovic looking to slow down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic looking to throw knees to the head but Krizbaduhl is blocking nicely.
Krizbaduhl has Cirkovic pressed against the ropes, preventing Cirkovic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cirkovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Krizbaduhl's elbow.
Cirkovic working Krizbaduhl over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krizbaduhl controlling the action here for a moment.
Cirkovic tries a body shot but Krizbaduhl blocks it.
Cirkovic can't find room to land a body shot as Krizbaduhl controls the action.
Cirkovic tries a knee to the head but Krizbaduhl blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krizbaduhl looking to stall.
Cirkovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Krizbaduhl avoids the damage to the body.

Krizbaduhl breaks from the clinch.
Cirkovic scores with a nice strike.
Milovan Cirkovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A low kick from Krizbaduhl is predictable there
and Cirkovic counters with an outside leg kick.
Cirkovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cirkovic.
Krizbaduhl misses with a body kick.
Cirkovic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Krizbaduhl checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Krizbaduhl lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cirkovic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cirkovic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Krizbaduhl.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cirkovic throws a chopping leg kick but Krizbaduhl manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Krizbaduhl thuds his shin into the meat of Cirkovic's side.
A nice inside leg kick there by Krizbaduhl. That's going to slow Cirkovic down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krizbaduhl throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cirkovic takes a swing at Krizbaduhl's ribcage but misses.
Krizbaduhl misses with a double jab.
Krizbaduhl takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Krizbaduhl takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Krizbaduhl keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Krizbaduhl uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cirkovic fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Krizbaduhl is out of range.
Krizbaduhl connects with a solid leg kick.
Krizbaduhl throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krizbaduhl lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cirkovic avoids a kick to the body.
Krizbaduhl throws a leg kick
and Cirkovic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Milovan Cirkovic.
I think Krizbaduhl has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Judah Krizbaduhl!
After winning the bout, Judah Krizbaduhl thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.